Shoulder shield



May 29, 1951 L. H. ALLEN 2,554,725

SHOULDER SHIELD Filed Feb. 26, 1948 42 Lewis H. Allen INVENTOR.

W MW Patented May 2 9, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs SHOULDER SHIELD Lewis H. Allen, East Aurora, N. Y.

Application February 26, 1948, Serial No. 11,100 7 Claims. (Cl. 2-2) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shields and the primary object of the present invention is toprovide a shoulder shield for protecting beauty shop patrons from heat when under a drier.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a shoulder shield including novel and improved means for adjustablyengaging the shoulder of a user to facilitate the use of the present shield on users having shoulders of various sizes.

A further object of the .present invention is to provide a shoulder shield that is small and compact in structure and one which may be quickly and readily appiled to or removed from beauty shop patrons in a convenient manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a shoulder shield that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise Well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the present invention in use;

Figure 2 is a top plan of the shoulder shield constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of broken section line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 55 of Figure 2; and,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the present shoulder shield showing the manner in which the same is supported relative to a chair.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral It represents a substantially concavo-convexed shoulder engaging member having rounded or arcuate side portions l2, a recessed forward central edge l4, and a central neck engaging slot or opening l6 formed in the forward portion thereof.

.Fixedly secured to the upper periphery of the shoulder shield ID by rivets or the like [8, are the elongated leg portions 20 of a pair of spaced, substantially U-shaped resilient locking members 22. The leg portions of these U-shaped locking members are provided with opposed openings 24 that align further openings 26 provided in the shoulder engaging member Ill. Adjustably mounted in the openings 24 and 2B are connectingbars 23 having a plurality of longitudinally spaced recesses 30 that frictionally and selectively engage the edges 32 of the openings 26 provided in the free leg portions 34 of the U- shaped locking members 22. To adjust the connecting bars relative to the shoulder engaging shield Ill, it is merely necessary to depress the free leg portions 34 until the connecting bars 28 are desirably positioned and to then release the free leg portions 34 to lockably retain the connecting bars at a selected adjusted position for use by persons having shoulders of various sizes.

The lower ends 36 of the comiecting bars 28 are externally threaded to receivably engage internally threaded recesses 38 provided in resilient or flexible pads 40 having concaved lower faces or portions 42 that conform to the general shape of a users shoulders.

In order to fix the present shoulder shield relative to a supporting structure such as a chair 44, there is provided a depending substantially vertical support rod 45 having an angulated end portion 48 that is removably secured by fasteners or the like 50 to the inner, concaved periphery of the shoulder engaging member Hi. When in use, this support rod 4% adjustably engages a suitable sleeve or socket (not shown) which is mounted on the chair and which includes an adjustable set screw for frictionally engaging the rod 46.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A shoulder shield comprising a shoulder engaging member including a neck receiving opening, means carried by the shoulder engaging 3 member for supporting the same relative to a structural element, and a pair of shoulder pad holders adjustably carried by the shoulder engaging member for adjusting the latter relative to a users shoulders.

2. A shoulder shield comprising a shoulder engaging member including a neck receiving opening, means carried by the shoulder engaging member for supporting the same relative to a structural element, cushion means for engaging a users shoulders, and means adjustably and removably securing the cushion means to said shoulder engaging member.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said shield is concavo-convexed to reflect light rays therefrom.

4. The combination of claim 2 wherein the cushion means includes a resilient pad having a concaved lower portion conforming to the shape of a users shoulders.

5. A shoulder shield comprising a shoulder engaging member including a neck receiving opening, means carried by the shoulder engaging member for supporting the same relative to a structural element, a pair of shoulder engaging pads having concaved lower portions, connecting bars carried by said pads, and means for adjustably securing the connecting bars to the shoulder engaging member.

6. A shoulder shield comprising a shoulder engaging member including a neck receiving opening, means carried by the shoulder engaging member for supporting the same relative to a structural element, a pair of shoulder engaging pads each having a concaved lower portion, connecting bars carried by said pads having a plurality of longitudinal spaced recesses, and a resilient locking arm carried by the shoulder engaging member for lockably engaging selected recesses in said connecting bars.

7. A shoulder shield, means for supporting the shield upon a users shoulders comprising a pair of rods having upper and lower portions, shoulder pads carried by the lower portions of said rods, said shield having a pair of openings slidably receiving the rods, a plurality or longitudinally spaced teeth on the upper portion of "said rod, a pairof U-shaped spring members having inner and outer leg portions, the inner leg portions of said spring members being secured to said shield, the leg portions of said spring members having apertures in registry with the openings in said shield, the apertures in the outer leg portions of said sprin g members having edges yieldingly abutting selected teeth of said rods to adjust the rods relative to said shield.

LEWIS H. ALLEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,837,848 Brothers Dec. 22, 1931 1,966,365 Waite July 10, 1934 1,977,769 Levy Oct. 23, 1934 2,001,508 Tobin -1 May 14, 1935 2,112,669 Halas Mar. 29, 1938 2,114,922 Glasmann Apr. 19, 1938 2,-357g461 Ellinger Sept. 5, 1944 

